Metro Vancouver’s mayors are “very close” to a deal with the provincial government to cover a funding gap for a transportation plan that includes a new Pattullo Bridge and rapid transit lines in Vancouver and Surrey, says Mayors Council Chair Derek Corrigan.

Ensuring people are no longer congregating and camping on 135A Street is top priority for Surrey mayor Linda Hepner as she prepares for this fall’s municipal election, which she hopes will see her win a second — and final — term as Surrey’s leader.